The Ruling on a Woman Deliberately Aborting Her Pregnancy

Our brother raises another issue and asks: What is the ruling on a woman who deliberately crawls on the refrigerator in order to cause her pregnancy to fall from her womb?
Answer: It is not permissible for her to do so. A woman who is pregnant is not allowed to take anything that causes the pregnancy to fall, whether by carrying heavy loads, jumping from one place to another, or by any other means of causing a miscarriage. She must avoid such things, except if it is within the first forty days and there is a need to abort it—within the first forty days. A group of scholars have permitted this through specific means, via the doctor, using the customary, safe, and sound method. However, leaving it alone is better and more preferable. But in cases of need, such as when the pregnancy is difficult for her because she has many children, or she is ill and the pregnancy harms her, then if she aborts it within the first forty days by a sound and safe method that poses no danger, there is no harm in doing so out of necessity within the first forty days. As for after that, she is not allowed to do anything to cause it to fall in any way, except in special cases where doctors see that the pregnancy harms the woman and poses a danger to her. In such cases, it is referred to the trustworthy, specialized doctors when necessity calls for it.